Articles by Annika Johnson

Nathan Adrian Stars in ‘Fighting Spirit’ Modelo Commercial

Three-time Olympian Nathan Adrian graced the television world on Monday night by appearing in a commercial for Modelo, a Mexican-based brewery company.

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Santa Margarita Girls Collect 7th Straight CIF SS DI Championship Title

Santa Margarita swept all three relay events and six out of eight individual events to earn their 7th-straight CIF Southern Section DI Championship title.

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Santa Margarita Boys Win First CIF SS DI Championship Title By 1.5 Points

While defending champions Loyola won the 400 free relay with a new DI Meet Record, Santa Margarita’s 4th place finish earned them the title by 1.5 points.

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Mack, Kusch, Heidtmann and Pebley Highlight SI Meet

Linnea Mack of Team Elite dropped a 54.61 in the 100 free, following her lifetime best swim of 53.78 two weeks ago at the Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Lilly King & A Crowd In Women’s 100 Breast

Defending champion and World Record-holder Lilly King (above) is ranked first in the United States this season by a full second in the 100-meter breaststroke.

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Italy Ends Para Euros Atop Medals Table With 4×100 Free Relay World Record

Italy’s relay of Fantin, Raimondi, Morlacchi and Barlaam (above) broke the World Record in the 4×100 free relay, putting Italy atop the final medals table.

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Dadaon Sets S4 200 Free World Record, Ukraine Overtakes Italy at Para Euros

On day six, Israel’s Ami Omer Dadaon took down Zhdanov’s S4 200 free World Record from 2019. Ukraine has taken the lead in team standings, surpassing Italy.

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Mityukov and Santos Crack National Records in 200 Back Semifinal

Roman Mityukov (above) destroyed his Swiss National Record from January by more than a seconds. Francisco Santos beat his Portuguese National Record by .18.

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Trimi and Ponce Bertran Break World Records at Para Euros Day 5

Italy’s Arjola Trimi and Spain’s Antoni Ponce Bertran shattered World Records in the women’s 50 free S4 final and men’s 100 breast SB5 final, respectively.

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COVID Postpones First Junior Pan American Games

The first Junior Pan American Games are still set to take place in Colombia, but they have been postponed to November due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Deichmann Completes Third Leg of 40,000km Triathlon: Cycling Through Siberia

Deichmann arrived in Vladivostok, Russia on Tuesday. After nine weeks of cycling through Siberia, he has completed 3/5 legs of his 40,000km triathlon.

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Roman Zhdanov Cracks the Men’s 150IM World Record at Para Euros Day 3

Russia’s Roman Zhdanov won the men’s 150IM SM4 final with a time of 2:22.38, breaking the World Record set by Cameron Leslie of New Zealand in 2016 by .74.

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Fantin and Dadaon Shatter World Records at Para Euros Day 2

Italy’s Antonio Fantin (middle) crushed his own 100 free S6 World Record twice today to win the event. Israel’s Ami Omer Dadaon broke the 100 free S4 WR.

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Ihar Boki Breaks His Own 100 Fly S13 World Record at Para Euro’s Day 1

Belarus’s Ihar Boki started off the Para Swimming European Championships by winning the 100 fly S13 final, breaking his own World Record from 2016 by .13.

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2021 Atlanta Classic: Day 3 Women’s Prelims Live Recap

The final prelims session will consist of the 200 IM (top seed Melanie Margalis), 200 back (top seed Rhyan White) and 100 free (top seed Gretchen Walsh.)

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